Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-01-28
CONGRESSIONAL.


Sendte-Sen. Morrill,, from the finance
committee, reported the bill to reimburse
the dspositors of the Washington Freed
mems bank. Placed on the calender.
Sen Hawley, from the select committee
on the centennial celebration, a Joint
resolution providing for the appointment
of joint committee of five senators and
eight representatives to consider the ex-
pedience of holding in 1892 an interna-
tional exhibition of the industries and
productions of all countries. Passed.
The senate then took up the house bill
to declare forfeiture of the lands
granted to the New Orleans Baton
Rouge and the Vicksburg, Rio d Back
bone roads, the forfeiture to apply to
lands east of the Mississippi, and to CON
fer to the New Orleans Pacific railway
company, assignees of the other com
pany, the other granted lands not forfeit
ed. Sen. Edmunds gave notice that
early tomorrow he should move that
the senate proce d to the con Iteration
of the executive business, of wide public
interest. 1t is supposed to refer to the
Nicaragua cannal resolution. Adjourned.
House-The house in the morning
hour resumed consideration of the Joint
resolution authorizing an Investigation
of the accounts of the Pacific railroad
which passed without division. After
debate the resolution passed with
out division. The morning
hour having expired Crisp called up and
the house proceeded to consider the
conference report on the inter
state commerce bill, After considerable
debate between Crisp and Butterworth,
on the long aud short haul clauses, the
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sentatives of the people who believed
there was some substantial wrong being
done by the railroad companies, who be-
lieved that the murmurs of the people
were well founded and who proposed to
make the first assertion of the power of
the government 10 control those corpora
tions. Hopkins, of Illinois, supported
the report. Pending further debate the
measure went over, and the postofice sp-
proprlation bill was reported and referr-
ed, and the house adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. I9.
Senate-Edmunds, from the committee
on foreign relations, reported
the bill to authorize the president
of the United States to protect and de-
fend the rights of American fishing yes
sells, American trading vessels and other
vessels in certain cases and for other pur-
poses. Mitchell, OF Penn, from the
committee on pensions, reported back
favorably the house bill for ne relief of
dependent parents and honorably
discharged soldiers and sailors
now disabled and dependent
on their labor for support.
On motion of Hampton and after speech
es in its favor By Hoar and Conger, the
senate bill appropriating $4,000 to e1-
pediste the com pletion of the Charleston
jetties, the appropriation to be available
Immediately, was passed. Sen. Edmunds
presented report from the committee
on foreign relation on the subject of fish
cries Ordered printed After the eIecu-
tive session the senate adjourned
Rotse-Mr. Worthingron, of Illinois,
from the committee on public buildings
reported the bill for the completion of
the pnbiic building at Nebraska city, Neb.
Referred to committee of the whole
In .he morning hour the house resumed
consideration of the resolution setting
apart the 18th of January for the con-
siderstion of the Blair educational bill.
No action was taken on the resolution,
and at the conclusion of the morning
hour the house resumed consideration of
the conference report on the inter state